Accessibility of Justice in the Context of Its Digitalization

The article discusses certain aspects of the implementation of the principle of accessibility of justice in the context of the widespread introduction of informatization and digitalization. Based on the study of the legislative framework, the doctrine of procedural law, the law enforcement activities of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the European Court of Human Rights, the author problem of the impact of digitalization on ensuring accessibility of justice and the right to judicial protection is being investigated. The problems of using information technologies in the course of the administration of justice are highlighted, as well as the issues arising in connection with their use by the parties and the court. The debatable aspects of the use of information technologies in the framework of certain types of legal proceedings are touched upon, in particular, in the context of the practical implementation of the adopted procedural novels, ensuring the equality of participants in legal proceedings, and resorting to simplified procedures for considering and resolving cases. It is noted that the use of digital technologies solely for the purpose of procedural economy and solving organizational issues of courts is unacceptable, as well as their mandatory implementation if it does not ensure the equality of participants in legal proceedings, the real effect of the constitutional right to judicial protection, and also goes against the principle of access to justice. In the context of limited legal regulation, the material and technical base of domestic courts, the author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to preserve the traditional form of administration of justice, paperwork, as well as a deep and comprehensive analysis of the use of implemented technologies through the prism of accessibility of justice and the expansion of normative and real guarantees for the exercise of procedural rights.